Rare Mamluk 15th Century Egyptian elaborately Incised Bronze Bowl inlaid with silver and traces of gold in traditional 'Veneto-Saracenic' Designs. Height 2 1/4 inches (5.7 cm.) X width 4 7/8 inches (12.3 cm.). NOTE: Originally believed to come from either Venice or the Middle East, it is now accepted that these distinctive luxury metal-work pieces were export merchandise from Mamluk Egypt in the 15th Century and rare examples of the trade between Renaissance Europe and the Islamic World.